Gismo Queen and her King

Day 4 - Cunnamulla to Tambo

As I type this, Greg and I are sitting in front of our campfire on the banks of the Barcoo River (not quite as impressive a river as the last two we have camped on) with a little brush tailed possum hanging around for some vegie scraps. Too bad our campfire cooked dinner is over and we are just soaking up the atmosphere!

We awoke early this morning as the wind picked up and was banging our awning around. However, the delight of seeing so many pelicans on the river as  I stepped out of the van door this morning won out over the early start. I fired up the outdoor cooktop for a yummy cooked breakfast (which meant I could have percolated coffee as well!) and we enjoyed a lazy morning before packing up and being on the road by 10am.

That wind that woke us early turned into a nasty headwind the whole way to Charleville. We went through a quarter of a tank of fuel to the half way mark! And I was fighting to keep the car and van in a straight line and on the sometimes narrow bitumen. Add to the mix an emu that was running straight for our car, a kangaroo that only at the last minute thought he would change direction and the usual goats (again, a lot less today than every other day).

Arriving in Charleville we sought out a servo that would accept one of our fuel cards and then a bakery for lunch. Back on the road again by 1:45pm, we started a new audio book and wiled away the kilometres up the straight and usually boring road. Roadworks just south of Tambo gave the car and van an authentic red look as we again checked the Hema for a suitable campsite in Tambo. We were directed to Stubby Bend and turned into what seemed to be open plains down to a creek - and many other vans! We must have grabbed the last spot on the river bank as the next van to come in is parked up on the plains.

posted by Tracey @ 8:21 pm